Prior to its release, the band promoted the album by releasing a track per week on their Purevolume and Myspace website accounts, as well as on their own website. So far, two radio singles have been released from the album: A Day Late and Paperthin Hymn. Both have been quite successful on alternative rock radio. A video for A Day Late has been released and the video for Paperthin Hymn released on March 17, 2006.
Furthermore, Anberlin recorded covers of the Bob Dylan song Like a Rolling Stone, the Depeche Mode song Enjoy the Silence, The Cure's Love Song, and the popular Christmas song Baby Please Come Home, included on the compilation album Lost Songs in 2007.
Singer Stephen Christian is also working on some solo music under the name of Anchor & Braille with Aaron Marsh of Copeland, which is expected to take the form of a full length album sometime in 2008.
The band performed on G4's Attack of the Show on March 23, 2006
Anberlin's third album, Cities, was released on Feburary 20, 2007. There are two different versions: a regular version and a special edition containing three extra songs and a documentary on DVD. So far music videos have been released for Godspeed and The Unwinding Cable Car.
The singles Godspeed and The Haunting were available as of December 28, 2006 from the iTunes music store and may still be purchased.
Anberlin's final album with Tooth and Nail records, Lost Songs, was released November 20, 2007. It features many of its original hits, as well as live recordings and unreleased tracks.
They are now signed with Universal Republic and released their fourth LP, New Surrender, September 30, 2008.
They released their fifth LP, Dark is the Way, Light is a Place on September 9, 2010.
Songfacts reports that, Self-Starter, the first release from Vital, Anberlin's sixth album, was the band's first ever song to feature female vocals.
On July 22, 2014 they released what would be their final album - Lowborn. It was announced that after a final tour following the release of Lowborn the band would be parting ways.
The end of Anberlin is not sad but hopeful. There is no animosity or drama, but rather a celebration of what these five musicians have achieved both in the studio and onstage. “Usually breakups happen quickly and suddenly, an implosion of sorts,” McAlhaney says.
“What is unique about the end of Anberlin is that we discussed where people were at in their lives, what that meant for the band, and then made plans for the end on our own terms.”
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Anberlin Lyrics
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Where theres music and theres people
Who are young and alive
Driving in your car
I never, never want to go home
Because I havent got one anymore
Because I want to see people
And I want to see light
Driving in your car
Oh, please dont drop me home
Because its not my home, its their home
And Im welcome no more
And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure, the privilege is mine
Take me out tonight
Oh, take me anywhere
I dont care, I dont care, I dont care
And in the darkened underpass
I thought, oh God, my chance has come at last
But then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldnt ask
Take me out tonight
Oh, take me anywhere
I dont care, I dont care, I dont care
Driving in your car
I never, never want to go home
Because I havent got one
I havent got one
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us, so what
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure, the privilege is mine
Oh, there is a light, never goes out
There is a light, never goes out
The lyrics of Anberlin's song "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" seem to speak to an individual who is yearning for a life outside of their own. The main character is asking to be taken out to where the music and people are because he wants to feel alive. It's quite likely that he is talking about escaping his mundane life and finding new experiences. It is also possible that the character is running away from something, considering that he never wants to go home.
Throughout the song, there is an underlying theme of anxiety and social discomfort. In the first line of the song, he's asking to be taken out to a place where there are people, which seems to be a signal of his desire for company. However, as the song progresses, he becomes frightened when he is given the opportunity to connect with somebody. During a moment that should be the culmination of all his desires, in the darkened underpass, he becomes so overwhelmed that he cannot ask for what he wants. The line "I haven't got one anymore" is an indicator that things have changed, and he's no longer comfortable in the place he once considered home.
The final lines of the song, "Oh, there is a light, never goes out / There is a light, never goes out," suggest that despite the yearning for escape, there is still some hope. Maybe he's found peace in the small things or a person he encountered. Nonetheless, the light that never goes out represents a beacon of hope and a promise of a better tomorrow.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me out tonight
I want to go out and have some fun
Where theres music and theres people
I want to be where there's music and other people around
Who are young and alive
I want to be around young and energetic people
Driving in your car
Traveling in your car
I never, never want to go home
I don't want to go back to my empty home
Because I havent got one anymore
I don't have a home to go to anymore
Because I want to see people
I want to be around other people
And I want to see light
I want to be in a place where there is light
Oh, please dont drop me home
Please don't bring me back to my empty home
Because its not my home, its their home
My old home is no longer mine, it now belongs to someone else
And Im welcome no more
I'm no longer welcome there
And if a double-decker bus
In the unlikely event that we are hit by a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
If it hits us directly
To die by your side
To die with you
Is such a heavenly way to die
It would be a beautiful way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
In the unlikely event that we are hit by a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
If it kills both of us
Well, the pleasure, the privilege is mine
I would be honored to die with you
Oh, take me anywhere
I don't care where we go, just take me with you
I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
I don't have any specific destination in mind, I just want to go out
And in the darkened underpass
As we pass through a dark underpass
I thought, oh God, my chance has come at last
I thought this would be my chance to ask you something important
But then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask
But then I became too afraid to ask
I haven't got one, I haven't got one
I don't have a home anymore
Oh, there is a light, never goes out
There is a light that will always shine, even in the darkest times
There is a light, never goes out
That light will always be there, no matter what
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Steven Morrissey, Johnny Marr
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